One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

However, only Doflamingo's bounty was increased, while Abel, who also caused a great disturbance on Beppu Island, did not receive a single penny increase, which is very unreasonable.

But if the person is already dead, then naturally there's no need to increase the bounty, right?

On the very day he received the new arrest warrant, Doflamingo led his men to destroy a town, and also slaughtered all the more than one hundred marines stationed there.

It appears to be a 'celebration,' but it is actually a memorial service.

Chapter 228 Harvest and Departure

On this day, Abel and Koushirou were still practicing their swordsmanship at the dojo.

It was ostensibly a discussion, but in reality, it was a request for advice.

However, neither of them mentioned the matter, treating it as just a casual sparring match.

Because both sides have their own hidden identities and are on different paths, the only point of intersection is the knife in their hands.

When this tacit understanding is broken, someone should leave.

So the two fought until late at night before they had to stop.

"Are you getting ready to leave the East China Sea?"

"Yes, the villagers have already discovered my wanted poster. Staying any longer would only cause trouble. I've benefited a lot in the past month. If I stay any longer, I'm afraid I won't want to leave."

Abel reflected on his fulfilling life over the past month. He hadn't been fighting or killing anyone; he would wake up and practice swordsmanship, clearing his mind of all other distractions.

For more than a month, apart from the Dark Breathing that was running on its own and the Combat Fist that he practiced while eating, all other aspects of his training were suspended, and he focused solely on learning swordsmanship from scratch.

And the results were undoubtedly astonishing!

At least in Koushirou's view, Abel repaired the broken bridge in just over a month and even walked across it again.

Although time was limited, there are still many flaws and it is not perfect.

But compared to a month ago, his swordsmanship has undergone a complete transformation!

For this, Abel was very grateful to Koushirou for sharing his knowledge without holding anything back.

He felt he was not qualified to call someone "teacher".

"If you really don't want to leave, why not try staying?"

Koushirou asked with a smile, as if in a joking tone.

Abel was genuinely moved for a moment, but in the end he shook his head. "It's too late. I can't turn back now, and I don't want to."

"Pity."

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Koushirou did not try to persuade him any further.

He could see that Abel carried many stories on his shoulders, so he couldn't stop and could only keep moving forward.

As he left the dojo, Abel wanted to say something, but in the end, he said nothing.

But he will remember this kindness.

If Isshin Dojo or Koushirou are in trouble in the future, he will definitely come no matter where he is.

He would even do his best to help any disciples of the Yixin Dojo who went to sea in the future.

A sigh rang out in the dojo only after he left with Baby-5.

The next day, before Master Koushirou came out, many disciples were whispering and discussing something.

"Have you heard? That guy is a notorious pirate with a bounty of fifty million Berries!"

"To be honest, when I saw the arrest warrant, I could hardly believe my eyes."

"The most terrifying pirate in the East Blue right now seems to have a bounty of less than 20 million Berries, right?"

"A bounty of fifty million Berries, no wonder he's so strong!"

"Huh? I remember you didn't say that before. You were even planning to challenge the other party."

"Hehe, slip of the tongue, you must have remembered it wrong."

"Hey, you guys are saying that if such a strong guy comes to the dojo every day to spar with the master, doesn't that mean that Master Koushirou is even stronger than him?"

"Of course! Otherwise, why would we have time to waste?"

"In that case, wouldn't our Isshin Dojo be the strongest in the East China Sea?"

"Shh, keep your voice down, or the teacher will scold you again."

……

Zoro and Kuina, who were standing nearby, had also heard about these events, and their expressions were somewhat complicated.

After all, most people have a very bad first impression of pirates.

But beyond that, many people also have an instinctive sense of admiration for the strong.

So this is a very contradictory point.

However, they were both quite young and quickly came to their senses.

Regardless of who Abel is, their goal will not change; they will both strive to become the world's greatest swordsman.

Abel is someone they must challenge before becoming the world's greatest swordsman!

Understanding this is enough.

"Why are you all whispering amongst yourselves instead of starting training?"

When Koushirou appeared, everyone fell silent; this was the authority of a teacher.

But soon, disciples couldn't help but ask a barrage of questions.

"Teacher, between you and that Abel, who is stronger?"

"How could a pirate with a bounty of 50 million Berries end up here?"

Will that person come again today?

"Could we have a look at today's sparring match?"

Koushirou was speechless and covered his forehead. Just yesterday, he had felt regret because of Abel's departure.

Looking at these 'treasures' again today, he finds it hard to imagine Abel staying here any longer.

What if they kidnap all his disciples and take them to sea to become pirates?!

"Shut up!"

"The person is gone and will not be coming back."

"Ah? Why?"

"Even you all know he's a pirate now. If we don't leave, are we just going to stay here and wait for the Marines to catch us?"

"Everyone, begin today's training immediately."

"Double it! No, triple it!"

"Ah...no!"

"If you dawdle any longer, it will be four times the amount. You're not allowed to eat until you finish."

"is teacher!"

None of the disciples dared to be arrogant and immediately began today's swordsmanship training.

When you're so tired you can't think straight, you naturally won't have any distracting thoughts or want to think about anything else.

……

Meanwhile, Abel and Baby-5, who had left Shimotsuki Village, arrived at the agreed-upon place to wait for the Germa people to pick them up.

Using Germa's snail-shaped ship, they could cross the Red Earth at top speed and return directly to the North Sea.

And it's time to keep the promise I made to Reiju.

After such a long delay, they must be getting impatient over there.

Rescuing Sanji is of utmost urgency!

Just kidding~

The Don Quixote family should be the ones who are truly anxious.

Abel estimated that during the month or so that he had been missing, things must have been in complete chaos in the North Sea.

Doflamingo promised him that he would definitely go to save him.

But he wasn't even in the navy's hands, so what would the navy use to hand him over?

He might already be considered 'dead' by now.

If he didn't show up soon, things would really get out of hand, which was one of the reasons he decided to leave the East China Sea.

He had already thought of an excuse for his disappearance.

Therefore, he didn't even let Judge take the broken Den Den Mushi to be repaired.

The purpose is to have a plausible explanation when I return.

While waiting for the Jermal people, he didn't sit idle; he began to take stock of his gains over the past period.

Besides the significant gains in swordsmanship, which gave him some ideas for the fourth, fifth, and sixth forms of Dark Breathing techniques, he began to gradually refine them.

He also gained something from the system.

Chapter 229 Awakening, Conqueror's Haki!

In the past month or so, Abel has completed three intermediate prayer orders.

There was no energy projection, only requests for items.

Because he was in the East China Sea and could not utilize the vast resources of the Don Quixote family, his endeavors were not very successful.